Hop plant named &#39;ADHA 484&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new hop plant named ADHA 484 is disclosed. The cones of ADHA 484 mature in mid to late September in Moxee, Wash., and yield a crop of 2200 to 2300 pounds per acre. ADHA 484 is used for its semi-dwarf size and aromatic quality.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority of co-pending provisional application Ser. No. 61/960,249.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

None

GENUS AND SPECIES

Humulus lupulus

VARIETY DENOMINATION

‘ADHA 484’

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

‘ADHA 484’ is a product of a controlled breeding program carried out by the inventor in the Yakima Valley of Washington State. ADHA 484 was one of several seedlings resulting from cross number 04-086 made in 2004 with female parent Toyomodori (not patented) and an open pollination cross with either male ADHA 94 (not patented) or male ADHA 95 (not patented) as a male parent. A single plant of ADHA 484 was selected in 2005. In 2008 that single plant was asexually propagated into 100 plants, which were planted in the area of Toppenish, Wash. These 100 plants were observed and evaluated for several years, and in 2010 were asexually propagated into approximately 450 plants for further observation and evaluation in Moxee, Wash. In 2012, the ADHA 484 plants were again expanded for observation and evaluation of a large scale test plot in Moxee, Wash. Throughout several generations of asexual propagation, ADHA 484 has been observed to retain its distinctive characteristics and has remained true to type.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

FIG. 1 illustrates a mature ADHA 484 hop plant grown on a trellis;

FIG. 2 illustrates whole cones and cross sections of cones of the ADHA 484 hop plant;

FIG. 3 illustrates the bine of a mature ADHA 484 hop plant; and.

FIG. 4 illustrates the cones and leaves of a mature ADHA 484 hop plant.

The colors of these illustrations may vary with lighting conditions and, therefore, color characteristics of this new variety should be determined with reference to the observations described herein, rather than from these illustrations alone.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The following description is based on observations made during the 2013 growing seasons at Moxee, Wash. It should be understood that the characteristics described will vary somewhat depending upon cultural practices and climatic conditions, and can vary with location and season. Quantified measurements are expressed as an average of measurements taken from a number of individual plants of the new variety. The measurements of any individual plant or any group of plants, of the new variety may vary from the stated average. The color chart used was The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, Copyright 2001, and all color observations were made outdoors in full sunlight.

-   Ploidy: Diploid -   Use: Brewing beer. -   Harvest date: September 15 to 25 during the 2010-2012 growing     seasons, Moxee, Wash. -   Crop yield: 2200 to 2300 pounds per acre -   Disease susceptibility: Tolerant of both downy mildew and powdery     mildew. -   Pest susceptibility: Average susceptibility to pests, including hop     aphids and two spotted spider mites. -   Bine:     -   -   Color.—Yellow Green 144A.         -   Stripe.—Present, Red Purple 60C. -   Leaf:     -   -   Color of mature leaf upper surface.—Green 139A.         -   Color of mature leaf lower surface.—Green 138B.         -   Number of lobes.—1-7.         -   Margin.—Serrate.         -   Serrations per inch.—4-5.         -   Petiole color at base.—Yellow Green 147C.         -   Vein color.—Green 139D. 

1. What is claimed is a new and distinct hop plant as shown and described herein. 